These are famous verses, famous in the sense that the event they describe have been historically very well known. The feeding of the 5,000. This is the only miracle, with the exception of the resurrection of Jesus, that is recorded in all four gospels.
John is recording certain events in Jesus’ life and ministry and he is seeking to reveal to us:
o Who Jesus is.
o Who we are called to be in Christ.
o What difference that makes to our day to day life.
We are going to work through these verses and see how they might speak to us in one or all of these areas.
